http://coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard Thu, 23 May 2013 20:23:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/02/a-bear-of-a-sea-story/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/02/a-bear-of-a-sea-story/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:25:07 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=29703 Written by Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Frederick, Atlantic Area public affairs. Coast Guard Cutter Bear fittingly celebrated 30 years of commissioned service with a recent return to homeport after a successful eight-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea. Bear is the oldest [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/02/a-bear-of-a-sea-story/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/01/crew-recognized-for-treasure-hunt/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/01/crew-recognized-for-treasure-hunt/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:23:35 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=29307 While bad guys don’t take a break for the holidays, the good guys don’t either. And remembering to thank the good guys is the best gift ever. Just before the holidays, two recognition events marked a law enforcement milestone for the Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/01/crew-recognized-for-treasure-hunt/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/06/rising-threat-of-drug-subs-in-the-caribbean/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/06/rising-threat-of-drug-subs-in-the-caribbean/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:40:22 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=26340 Since 1890, anti-narcotic laws and smuggling threats have changed drastically, with transnational crime organizations using varying tactics and techniques including go-fast vessels and semisubmersible vessels to smuggle drugs into the United States.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/06/rising-threat-of-drug-subs-in-the-caribbean/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/5-drug-busts-2-months-135-million-of-cocaine/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/5-drug-busts-2-months-135-million-of-cocaine/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 23:10:28 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=25577 What happened when a Coast Guard law enforcement detachment and medium endurance cutter teamed up with a U.S. Navy frigate and Customs and Border Protection? A total of 168 bales of cocaine, worth more than $135 million, never made it [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/5-drug-busts-2-months-135-million-of-cocaine/feed/ 17 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/spotting-drug-subs-from-the-sky/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/spotting-drug-subs-from-the-sky/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 20:06:48 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=25116 Coast Guard crews have been hard at work disrupting a rising threat as drug smugglers use increasingly sophisticated and evolving methods to evade authorities in the Caribbean. First, there was the $180 million cocaine seizure by Coast Guard Cutter Seneca. [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2012/05/spotting-drug-subs-from-the-sky/feed/ 6 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-9/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-9/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:20:47 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=22345 Thirteen miles northeast of the Big Island, Hawaii, a pilot makes a crash landing into the ocean and a Coast Guard aircrew is there to rescue him. More than 4,000 miles away, a Coast Guard boatcrew interdicts a cocaine-laden drug [...]]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/2011-video-of-the-year-day-9/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/your-coast-guard-in-2011-southeast/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/your-coast-guard-in-2011-southeast/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:39:08 +0000 LT Stephanie Young http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=21953 2011 marked a year of exceptional security operations for the men and women of the 7th Coast Guard District. In addition to stopping the first-ever drug sub found in Caribbean waters, crews operating in the 7th District went on to interdict an unprecedented three more in rapid succession. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca made the first interdiction and marked the first time the Coast Guard successfully completed an underwater drug recovery.]]> http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/12/your-coast-guard-in-2011-southeast/feed/ 0 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-international-drug-bust-bird-rescue-boaters-rescued-oil-spill-mystery-continues/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-international-drug-bust-bird-rescue-boaters-rescued-oil-spill-mystery-continues/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:54:11 +0000 Christopher Lagan http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2578 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-international-drug-bust-bird-rescue-boaters-rescued-oil-spill-mystery-continues/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-naval-exercises-boater-found-fisherman-search-dominican-repatriation-buoy-removal/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-naval-exercises-boater-found-fisherman-search-dominican-repatriation-buoy-removal/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:52:19 +0000 rhopkins http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2382 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-naval-exercises-boater-found-fisherman-search-dominican-repatriation-buoy-removal/feed/ 1 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-migrants-intercepted-toledo-thanks-fishermen-rescue-performance-award/ http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-migrants-intercepted-toledo-thanks-fishermen-rescue-performance-award/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:18:31 +0000 rhopkins http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2293 http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2009/10/itcg-migrants-intercepted-toledo-thanks-fishermen-rescue-performance-award/feed/ 1